New Co-Brand Rewards Credit Card from Roush Yates

Mooresville, NC (7/19/12) – Roush Yates and UMB CardPartner are jointly announcing the launch of the Roush Yates co-brand Visa® Platinum Rewards credit card.

Qualifying Roush Yates Visa card holders, shop smart by earning rewards points with each purchase, and automatically receive reward certificates in the mail. Card holders earn 1 point per dollar on all Roush Yates Visa card purchases and 2 points per dollar for all purchases made at Roush Yates Performance Products. For every 5,000 points, card holders receive a $50 certificate redeemable at Roush Yates. Roush Yates Visa® Platinum Rewards offers additional exceptional benefits including no annual fee, a low APR and additional reward points for shopping at participating merchants.*

“We’re thrilled to be able to partner with UMB Bank to offer a Visa credit card that features Roush Yates Performance Products,” said Doug Yates, CEO. “We have many loyal customers and daily we are adding new customers who find that Roush Yates Performance Products has exactly what they need. To be able to offer a rewards program through the respected Visa Platinum Rewards program – and at a really low interest rate – is the perfect way to show our customers how important they are to us.”

“The five designs we’ll be offering truly reflect the winning culture of Roush Yates, and we think our customers will be eager to have one of these designs in their wallet.”

Find out more about the Roush Yates Visa® Platinum Rewards card by visiting our site.

 

About Roush Yates

Roush Yates, of Mooresville, N.C., designs, engineers and crafts high performance racing engines with the power to perform and the horsepower and durability you’d expect from legendary NASCAR pioneers Jack Roush and Robert Yates. The partnership of power and precision has come from merging the knowledge and experience of two legendary engine builders, both with a passion for winning today and powering up for tomorrow. In 2009 Doug Yates purchased his father’s half of Roush Yates Engines to become a co-owner in the company.

As CEO, Doug Yates leads a staff of 180 engineers and technicians who design, assemble, test, and service racing engines at two separate state-of-the-art facilities in Mooresville, North Carolina. Here, the best minds and latest technology are hard at work producing over 1,000 racing engines each year for teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA, Grand-Am, FIA GT3, Dirt Late Model, Sprint cars, and NHRA Pro Stock. At Roush Yates Engines, the mission is Power Performance, which is achieved through innovation, design, precision engineering, and skillful craftsmanship. Building the best engines in racing today, providing service that’s second to none, and honoring a commitment to research and development are the heart of Roush Yates Engines.

In June 2011, Roush Yates’ Performance Products division expanded to a new 50,000 sq. ft. retail center in Mooresville to better serve the entire performance industry with mass-produced new parts, customized new parts, and used parts; racer consumables as well as chassis dynamometer testing services. 

About CardPartner  

CardPartner, Inc. (www.cardpartner.com) is an online service offered by UMB Bank that provides specialized tool and help to U.S.-based membership organizations, brands and charities to create affinity credit card programs.  The cards are issued by UMB Bank, n.a., headquartered in Kansas City, MO.  UMB Bank approves credit decisions, grants credit and manages the administration and cardholder service for card programs made available through CardPartner.

*Purchases and balances transfers made within the first 6 months the account is open will have a monthly periodic rate of 0.00%, which corresponds to an Annual Percentage Rate of 0.00%. After 6 months, any amount remaining unpaid from any Purchases or Balance Transfers will bear interest at the rate for Purchase Advances applicable to your Account at that time. The Purchase Advance APR is a variable rate which, as of July 18, 2012, is 12.99%. We may end your 0.00% APR, and apply the Penalty APR, if you make a late payment. The Penalty APR is calculated by adding 18.50 percentage points to the Base Rate as set forth in your Cardholder Agreement, currently 21.75% APR. Minimum Finance Charge is $0.50. Balance Transfer Fee after the first 6 months will be 3% of the amount of the Balance Transfer, with a $15 minimum and no maximum. Foreign Transaction Fee when making purchases outside the US will be 2% of the US dollar amount of each Cash Advance or Purchase. Cash Advance Fee is 3% of the amount of the Cash Advance, with a $15 minimum and a $50 maximum.